"Chromium - chrome.exe" Startup Program on Windows 7

Q

What is the startup program "Chromium - chrome.exe" on my Windows 7 computer?

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A

"Chromium - chrome.exe" is a startup program associated with the Chromium Web browser developed by the The Chromium Projects.

You will see "chrome.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as:

Startup item: Chromium
Manufacture: The Chromium Authors
Command: c:\users\fyicenter\appdata\local\chromium\application\chrome.exe 
         --auto-launch-at-startup --profile-directory=Default --restore-last-session
Location: HKU\S-1-5-...\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

Program file information about "chrome.exe":

File name: chrome.exe
File path: C:\users\fyicenter\AppData\local\chromium\Application\chrome.
File size: 1068544 bytes
Last modified time: 3/18/2016 7:32:01 AM
File description: Chromium
File version: 51.0.2683.0
Company name: The Chromium Authors

"bncsaui.exe" is most likely installed as a bundled program inside WinZip. You can use to browse Websites like Google Chrome.

It is strongly recommended to delete "Chromium - chrome.exe" from its registry location (HKU\S-1-5-...\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\) to remove it as a startup program. You can run it manually, when you want to use it. This will make your computer more secure.

 

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